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Refactoring Metrics

Refactoring Metrics is a quantitative measurement framework used in software engineering to evaluate the extent, impact, and quality of code transformations performed during application refactoring, distinguishing it from general software metrics by specifically targeting structural and behavioral changes aimed at improving code maintainability without altering external functionality.

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2017–2026

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Identification of Move Method Refactoring Opportunities

Nikolaos Tsantalis, Alexander Chatzigeorgiou · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 2009 · 342 citations

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Metrics based refactoring

Frank Simon, Frank Steinbrückner, Claus Lewerentz · 2002 · 277 citations

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Finding refactorings via change metrics

Serge Demeyer, Sté́phane Ducasse, Oscar Nierstrasz · 2000 · 255 citations · Full text

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An experimental investigation on the innate relationship between quality and refactoring

Gabriele Bavota, Andrea De Lucia, Massimiliano Di Penta et al. · Journal of Systems and Software · 2015 · 225 citations

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Pareto optimal search based refactoring at the design level

Mark Harman, Laurence Tratt · 2007 · 223 citations

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Authors

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  1. GB
    Gabriele Bavota

    Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

    4 publications · 351 citations

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  2. MÓ
    Mel Ó Cinnéide

    University College Dublin, Ireland

    4 publications · 190 citations

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  3. LT
    Laurence Tratt

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 361 citations

    3

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  4. SC
    Steve Counsell

    Brunel University of London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 151 citations

    3

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  5. KI
    Katsuro Inoue

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    3 publications · 137 citations

    3

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Institutions

72

  1. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    498 citations

  2. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    341 citations

  3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

    Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    81 citations

  4. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    424 citations

  5. University of Molise

    Campobasso, Italy

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    365 citations

  6. University of Sannio

    Benevento, Italy

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    449 citations

  7. Software (Germany)

    Darmstadt, Germany

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    974 citations

  8. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    584 citations

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Venues

  1. Information and Software Technology

    3 publications · 107 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of Systems and Software

    JSS · 2 publications · 283 citations

    2

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  3. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

    TSE · 2 publications · 386 citations

    2

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  4. Empirical Software Engineering

    2 publications · 38 citations

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